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Come get lucky at Durango Arts Center

Daylight savings is wreaking havoc – havoc on our sleep, our moods and our ability to be anywhere on time this week. Funny how just one little hour can make all the difference, right? I don’...

DATE: Mar 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Your brain and its superpower: AI (artistic intelligence)

Lately, there’s been talk in the news about the perils of artificial intelligence, or AI. Such technology, if used against us, could lead to our demise. The adage of “check yourself before y...

DATE: Mar 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Three reasons to love the Durango Independent Film Festival

Here’s some movie trivia: What do “Terminator,” “Memento,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Eraserhead,” “Blair Witch Project” and “Blue Velvet” all have in common? Answer: These films were all low ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The healing power of art with artist Mike Scieszka

There is a notable phenomenon where people who see a performance or take an art class appear to be transformed. They look happier. Many claim to feel a newfound sense of joy, purpose and com...

DATE: Feb 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

A time traveler among us: Meet the local hero who preserves the lost art of silent films

Every great story begins with a hero. In this story, our hero wears a pocket watch, vest and bow tie. He plays ragtime piano until the strings ignite the very air above it. And his superpow...

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Can art help you break a curse? Find out next weekend at the DAC

Beloved local comedian Mary Quinn has two magic princess powers. She can make things up, and she has a decent smile. Such gifts help her defeat the evil witch in her upcoming one-woman play,...

DATE: Feb 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Teen volunteers improve the community one art project at a time

Think teens can’t help out much? Think again. This may not apply to their chores at home, but I’ve never met a more eager or caring group than the teenage volunteers in Durango. Whether they...

DATE: Feb 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Whimsical Wonderland,’ a community art exhibit opens at the DAC

Durangotangs are passionate no matter the season or the calling. We are “extreme” in any even, be it bed-racing, snowboarding or revelry. That’s why during all of this Snowdown frivolity and...

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Local arts and the economy: It’s all connected

You may have 99 problems but art isn’t one of them. There’s rent to pay, medical bills, the cost of eggs, the 4 feet of snow in front of your door that slid off of the roof, your dog’s limp,...

DATE: Jan 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Forecast for the arts: Sunny with a chance of lightning bolts of inspiration

The year is fresh, which prompts the leaders in every industry to ask the Magic 8 Ball the million-dollar question: What’s going to happen? Nobody really knows, but some people make excellen...

DATE: Jan 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Snowdown Follies at the DAC: The best adult, youth variety shows in the land

Have you ever watched “America’s Got Talent”? You know that special “golden buzzer” moment, when someone exceptional is automatically recognized as being a stage superhero? I get shivers eve...

DATE: Jan 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Top 3 reasons why you need to embrace your inner artist in 2023

I’ve heard this from countless art students over the years, “My parents said my sister Becky was the creative one.” Sound familiar? Did your folks say something like that to you? Or maybe yo...

DATE: Dec 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment